St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-19
SALTWATER NEWS.
The Funeral of &. A. TOriMus.- Still.
Nnter Mining Company.

water Mining Company.
C. ]. Lee Sure Of Dubuque, is in the
city.
Senator D. NJ Sabin and Receiver o'Gor-
man have gone East to be absent several
weeks.
Sheriff P. ]. Barry, of Ascola, Polk, Wis.,,
who was in this city, left for home yesterday
morning.
W. C. Masterman, county auditor, is the
happy father OF u fine daughter who arrived
Thursday evening.
The Knights of Pythas, their wives, sons
and daughters, enjoyed pleasant social last
evening at their hall IN the Jassoy block
The resignation of Rev. d. H. Simpson, of
the Baptist church of this city, has been
handed the clerk to take effect June l, next.
II. j. Chambers, superintendent of work
for the Northwestern Manufacturing and Car
company, leaves To-day for a business trip to
Chicago.
Rev. w. S. Mathews, of the First NJ. E.
church. will exchange on Sunday morning
with Rev. ID. H. Simpson. of the Baptist
church, and in the evening will deliver ut his
OWE church the second of his series of dis
courses on the 'Pilgrim's Progress.
The Saltwater Mining company has been
organized and articles of incorporation will
be filed to-day at Madison, Wis. The stock
has all been subscribed by prominent citi-
Zens and the election of officers will occur
next Tuesday The land secured by the COM
pany gives every indication of containing
rich deposits of iron. 1t is thanked by other
lands where prospecting has developed fiat
tering promise. Prospecting will be begun
at once on she new tract, which lies In the
heart of the famous Knapp district.
The funeral of the late G.. A. Torinus,
whose remains arrived yesterday from
Townsville, Ga. will occur at D. IN. to-day
from the residence of Mrs. L. E. TorinuS,
Bishop Gilbert, OF St. Paul officiating. The
management of affairs will he in the hands of
David Bronson, and the following well-known
gentlemen friends of the late deceased will
act as pail bearers: F. NJ. Prince, f. E. Joy,
Gilmore Lowell, w. A. Lehmicke, a. c. Hos
pes. Matt Clark, James Harper and N. H.
Clapp. male quartette from the city
church choir will furnish the music for the
sad occasion.
In consequence of the very generally ex-
pressed idea and wish of citizens generally,
regardless Of party, that Mayor Staples
should be his own successor, and thinking
that he might consider the request as too
serious to be disregarded, the representative
of the GLOBE yesterday sought an interview
with him. and presented the matter to him in
the light in which il is generally spoken of on
the street. The mayor said that while it was
not proper to refuse a thing which had not
been formally rendered, yet, in view of the
fact that ne was constantly receiving
such information, he felt that in JUS
tice to his friends it was his duty to
say plainly that were it to be the unanimous
wish of the citizens of Saltwater he could not
possibly entertain the idea of accepting the
position again. He was getting to be an old
man, and the necessary restriction of per-
sons movements which official duties brought
was irKsome to him. HIS wife's health was
feeble, and he felt it necessary to devote
much of his time to her. while his new bust
ness at Taylor's Falls would demand much of
the remainder, and he could not contemplate
any further assumption of duties which he
had not the leisure to perform. He felt pro-
foundly grateful to his friends for their ex-
pressions of confidence and esteem and he
felt it to be his duty to at once set their minds
at rest upon the subject. He trusted a wise
and happy choice of his successor might be
made, for the interests of the city would be
dear to him as long rs he lived. There are
number OF names spoken of as his successor,
baton. In all probability there will be two
tickets in the field.